Morling College

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Morling College
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TypePrivate, Christian
Established1916
Affiliation Australian Baptist Ministries
Principal Ross Clifford
Campus Macquarie Park, New South Wales
Website morling.edu.au

Morling College is a Baptist college in Macquarie Park, New South Wales. It is affiliated with the Australian Baptist Ministries. It is an approved teaching institution of the Australian College of Theology and a registered teaching institution of the University of Divinity, and is a member of the South Pacific Association of Bible Colleges. The principal is Rev Dr Tim MacBride (since July 2023).

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History

The college was established in 1916 as Baptist Theological College of New South Wales. [1] It moved to its present location in 1961. It was given its current name in 1985, in honour of the Revd George Henry Morling, who served as principal from 1921 to 1960. [2] In 2021, Vose Seminary became a campus of the Morling College. [3] [4]

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References

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